Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-08
England.
TIE GOVERNMENT DEFEATED.

THE GOV ERN MENI DEFEATED.
LONDON, July 6.-An animated discus
sion took place last night in the House Of
Commons over the conduct of the police
in arresting young woman named Coss,
who is Of pure repute, as an improper
character. The debate resulted in the
defeat Of the government by vote of l53
TO l4S The criticisms of the members
were directed less against the police
authorities than against Matthews, the
secretary, who was accused Of shielding
the oliiCials, A number Of Liberal Union
lists voted with the majority. 1t is eX-
peCted that the defeat Of the government
will lead 10 the resignation of Matthews.
After the division on the motion relating
to the case of the woman COss, the minis
ters met in q private room. twas after
wsrd rumored that Matthews would
resign.
Ia the House OF Commons to-day Right
Honorable w. II. Smith, government
leader, referring to the action OF the
House last night in the COss case, said
.he House scted under an erroneous in
preston; that it was the duty OF the gov
eminent to institute s full end impartial
inquiry to establish the truth in conneC-
ton with the arrest Of Miss COss on the
charge of being an improper character.
GREAT OUTRAGE.
LONDON, July The following COM
meuts explain Miss Cass' case, men
toned in the House of Commons pro
ceedings; Last nights division in the
House has produced tremendous sen
sstioG. What the allied forces Of the Lib
erals and Psrnellites, led by Gladstone
aud ParneIl, have completely failed to
do, one little millirer accomplished with
ease. She was greatly aided, of course,
by the incredible folly of the Old Bailey
lawyer, Matthews, whom Lord Randolph
Churchill kicked into the position Of
Home Secretary, and whom he has now
helped to kick out again, The division
WAS the first serious blow the govern
ment has received. 1t was, of course,
8 vote of Censure on Matthews, whose res
ignation is fully expected. 1t was also
q triumph Of common Justice as well as
tactical political victory. Many Union
lists and Conservatives left the house
without voting, and number OF them
voted against the government. All the
morning papers contain extremely severe
comments on Home Secretary Matthews
and Newton, the magistrate Of MARI
borough Street Police court. The
Standard denouuces his blunders,
perversity and pedantic obstinacy. The
Morning Post says that q small modicum
of common sense and ordinary
judgment would have avoided
defeat. The Daily Telegraph speaks
of the result IS deserved
rebuke administered to Matthews and g
damaging defeat for the ministry as 8
whole. The Daily News holds him up as
a wholesome warning against preference
Of party to Justice. To make ali this
quite clear l should say that it arose out
of the arrest by e constable named Endi-
colt Of milliner's assistant named Cas5
on the charge of improper solitiCing in
Regent street and the subsequent rufianly
conduct of Magistrate Newton in re-
primanding her and insulting her
employee VINO desired to give sworn tes-
timony, Matthews supported both the
magistrate and constable and refused an
inquiry. 1t has been Overwhelmingly
proved that Miss Cass is 8 perfectly re-
spectacle young lady and the constable
lied when he said he had watched her for
weeks. The whole affair was, as all ap-
pears now, an outrage,
HARD ON MATTHEW'S
LONDON, July 6.--The Press ASS ocia-
ton says there is good ground for D 3lieV-
ing that Mr., Matthews, Home Secretary,
will not roign, Notwithstanding thu &C